Bollywood vs South: Can Hrithik Roshan beat ‘Pushpa 2’ with ‘War 2’?

South Indian cinema is experiencing an unprecedented global rise, overtaking Bollywood in both popularity and box office success. South stars like Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan and Jr. NTR are slowly proving their superstardom and overtaking Bollywood stars in the Hindi belt too.

The phenomenal box office collections of Pushpa 2, Salaar, RRR and Kalki 2898 AD, prove that the South films connect with the audiences both on local and international levels. However, this has only further ignited the Bollywood vs South debate.

Recently, things heated up after Telugu producer Naga Vamsi claimed that Bollywood could have not slept peacefully after Pushpa 2 broke all records. He further called out Bollywood for making films only for ‘Bandra and ‘Juhu’, drawing criticism from several Bollywood directors.

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Even as Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ reigns top in the list of highest-grossing Indian movies, the remaining top four are south movies including Baahubali 2, Pushpa 2, RRR and KGF: Chapter 2. Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 has smashed all the records and is currently the third highest-grossing Indian film with approximately Rs 1719 crore. 

Meanwhile, Bollywood fans have pinned their hopes on Dhoom 2 and Krrish star Hrithik Roshan who might break all the records with ‘War 2’. Everyone is hopeful that the Greek God of Bollywood will break the records of Pushpa 2 and Baahubali 2 and finally end the Bollywood vs South debate.

Also starring RRR star Junior NTR in a pivotal role, War 2 is currently in the production phase and is expected to release on August 14, 2025. However, many fans opined that War 2 will only intensify the debate as Jr. NTR is also playing an antagonist in the film opposite Hrithik Roshan.